Book	FZJ-2018-02850

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Institute of Energy and Climate Research IEK-6: Nuclear Waste Management Report 2015 / 2016 - Material Science for Nuclear Waste Management

Neumeier, S. (Editor)FZJ* ; Tietze-Jaensch, H. (Editor)FZJ* ; Bosbach, D. (Editor)FZJ*

2018
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Zentralbibliothek, Verlag Jülich
ISBN: 978-3-95806-293-1

Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/18675

Abstract: The safe management of nuclear waste and ultimately its disposal in a deep geological repository is one of the grand challenges of our times - with strong links to societal as well asscientific-technical aspects. Without a doubt, excellent research contributes to its solution. The nuclear phase out until 2022 is an integral part of the transition of the German energy system (“Energiewende”). The decommissioning of the nuclear power plants will take several decades. The German nuclear waste repository Konrad for radioactive waste with negligible heat generation (all low level and some of the intermediate level radioactive waste) will start operation in the next decade. The new site selection act in its most recent form (2017) redefines the site selection procedure for the German high level nuclear waste repository. Based on a broad societal consensus, a science based comparative site selection process has been defined. This world-wide unique approach poses major scientific challenges, which have not been addressed before. Contributing to solving these challenges, our basic and applied research for the safe management of nuclear waste is focused on radiochemistry and materials chemistry aspects within the back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle. It is organized in four areas: (1) research supporting the scientific basis of the safety case of a deep geological repository for high level nuclear waste, (2) R&D on waste management concepts for special nuclear wastes (prior to disposal), (3) international safeguards and (4) fundamental structure research of radionuclide containing (waste) materials as a cross-cutting activity. This is the fourth bi-annual report of the Nuclear Waste Management section of the Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-6) at Forschungszentrum Jülich since 2009. In general, our research is contributing to the research program NUSAFE (Nuclear Waste Management, Safety and Radiation Research) of the Helmholtz Association together with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. [...]

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Nukleare Entsorgung und Reaktorsicherheit (IEK-6)

Research Program(s):

1. 161 - Nuclear Waste Management (POF3-161) (POF3-161)

Appears in the scientific report 2018

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